[Guide] Install High Sierra or Mojave on the Dell Optiplex 7010 / 9010 Desktop PC - Revision II

[nicksoph]

@craighazan Did you get your NVMe x4 drive working with an adaptor that also took an M2 SATA ssd drive as well - out putting that to a standard sata? Im after advice on how to format my drive (info on it here).

 

[trs96]

out putting that to a standard sata?

Here's what the Silverstone site says:

Looks like you just connect the Sata cable to the Sata0 port. Format the drive APFS/GUID partition table which will create the EFI partition for Clover to be installed. The same as if you were installing macOS.

 

[craighazan]

@craighazan Did you get your NVMe x4 drive working with an adaptor that also took an M2 SATA ssd drive as well - out putting that to a standard sata? Im after advice on how to format my drive (info on it here).

Hi @nicksoph. No my Rivo adapter doesn't have a SATA connection, just the NVMe M.2 slot. Though what you're suggesting sounds like it could work. I'd like to hear how this goes, I think it might work, as SATA is the official start up connection on this board. Great speeds on that NVMe you have!. I have to edit my thread about the $34 250GB EX900. The 300MB read speed difference was down to the processor not the different drives. I received my new 7010 mobo which I'm rebuilding for my G5. (More details on that thread when the new parts arrive next week). And tested the EX900 with an i3 3245 and i7 3770 on the new board, using the $2 adapter in the X16 slot. 350MB in read speeds was the difference, using different processors.
Not for this thread I know but I was given a Dell Inspiron one 2020 today, Intel H61 Express chipset and Intel Celeron G1620T. Ill start with the processor.

 

[Poli169]

Yup, just realized I'm not using my iGPU anymore. Going to look through the guide.

Let me know if you get it working. I couldn't figure it out and gave up.

 

[Poli169]

Thank you. I think it would be to much tight. Maybe I will go with the RX560 or even a gt710. I want to upgrade for photo editing but the main use is for audio production. I have an other 7010 with a gtx 750 ti for light gaming (with windows).

Not to mention that msi gets super loud. I'm returning mine.

 

[Poli169]

What's the max resolution that the HD 4000 will support through DP?

 

[nicksoph]

I'd like to hear how this goes,

It Works see link post 70

 

[nicksoph]

Here's what the Silverstone site says:
The same as if you were installing macOS.

I was hoping to find out what was causing a particular behaviour - not important now but still puzzling. -
When the card only had the NVMe drive and the OS was set to boot from the USB it would boot from USB and show the NVMe drive, as a boot option on the first clover screen.
If I added a standard SATA drive with a Hackintosh install on, directly to the MB (not to the SSD card holding the NVMe drive), it would boot clover from the USB and NOT show the NVMe drive as a clover option but only show the standard SATA drive.
Unhiding drives in Clover still didnt show the NVMe drive.
If it then loaded OSX from the standard SATA the NVMe drive would show in OSX.

Just to add - that upto now on this double SSD on a card build, I didnt put anything in L/Extensions. I think I need to understand more about where kexts should go but atm intending to go with put most in both and select "Detect" in clover. Any thoughts?

 

[jctmac]

What's the max resolution that the HD 4000 will support through DP?

I think is 2560×1600. Mine works with a ultrawide monitor (2560 x 1080) at 50 hz.

 

[trs96]

Not to mention that msi gets super loud. I'm returning mine.

Do these models not have the fan stop feature where the fans don't start till temps reach at least 60C ?
What kind of tasks caused the fan in the MSI to get too loud ?